Erkilet International Airport

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Erkilet Havaalani
Kayseri Erkilet Airport

IATA: ASR – ICAO: LTAU
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator DHMİ (State Airports Administration) / Turkish Air Force Command
Location Kayseri, Turkey
Elevation AMSL 3,463 ft / 1,056 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,000 9,841 Concrete
Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF[2][3]


Erkilet Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport (Turkish: Kayseri Erkilet Havaalani) (IATA: ASR, ICAO: LTAU) is a military airbase and public airport located in the Kayseri Province of Turkey.

The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the Boeing 747. However, smaller jets like the Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 are more commonly seen there.

The current capacity of the airport is 600.000 passengers per year. With the opening of the new international terminal in March 2007, its total capacity will increase up to 1 million passengers per year.

A number of cargo airlines operate to and from Erkilet. As a passenger airport, Erkilet serves a culturally and historically rich part of Turkey.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Turkish) Kayseri Hava Meydanı at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
  2. ^ Airport information for LTAU at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for LTAU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

[edit] External links


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